28 February 2012

Best Foreign Language Film, 2012

Alyssa Rosenberg, at Think Progress, calls this acceptance speech "by far the classiest, most meaningful speech of the evening."

"At this time, many Iranian all over the world are watching us and I
imagine them to be very happy. They are happy not just because of an
important award or a film or filmmaker, but because at the time when
talk of war, intimidation and aggression is exchanged between
politicians, the name of their country Iran is spoken here through her
glorious culture. A rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under
the heavy dust of politics. I proudly offer this award to the people of
my country. A people who respect all cultures and civilizations and
despise hostility and resentment."

She notes that Farhadi's wearing of a necktie for the ceremony is a subtle rebuke of the Iranian regime, which views it as a "decadent Western accessory."

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